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<blockquote data-quote="Resurgam" data-source="post: 1667793" data-attributes="member: 355878"><p>With all the carbs you are eating I'm surprised that you have BG as low as it is.</p><p>I can't - and don't eat the high carb foods you list - I am just puzzled that you write that you are low carbing, and then list so many high carb foods - have you checked the carb content of the licorice sweets? If they are the Haribo ones they are 8 carbs each.</p><p>The more carbs you eat the hungrier you will be - that is how it works - carbs cause BG to rise insulin to be released, BG levels fall, so you eat more and the same thing happens.</p><p>I eat a milled seed mix, a small spoonful added to omelette or salad - to eat them in ordinary bread would be disastrous, my BG would rocket. I can eat a couple of the Lidl protein rolls a week but that is all.</p><p>I have not eaten anything at all today, and I had some eggs yesterday, and a cup of coffee - I won't have a hypo because I am not taking anything which would push my BG low - my liver just releases glucose as required, as usual.</p><p>Your signature is still prediabetic - not type two, but I am sorry to discover that you have progressed to that. </p><p>I should really change my signature - it is over 6 months since I got a normal Hba1c result.</p><p>I really do think that you are eating a large amount of carbs and that you could lower your BG levels if you changed to lower carb foods. It really is a powerful tool to control BG.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Resurgam, post: 1667793, member: 355878"] With all the carbs you are eating I'm surprised that you have BG as low as it is. I can't - and don't eat the high carb foods you list - I am just puzzled that you write that you are low carbing, and then list so many high carb foods - have you checked the carb content of the licorice sweets? If they are the Haribo ones they are 8 carbs each. The more carbs you eat the hungrier you will be - that is how it works - carbs cause BG to rise insulin to be released, BG levels fall, so you eat more and the same thing happens. I eat a milled seed mix, a small spoonful added to omelette or salad - to eat them in ordinary bread would be disastrous, my BG would rocket. I can eat a couple of the Lidl protein rolls a week but that is all. I have not eaten anything at all today, and I had some eggs yesterday, and a cup of coffee - I won't have a hypo because I am not taking anything which would push my BG low - my liver just releases glucose as required, as usual. Your signature is still prediabetic - not type two, but I am sorry to discover that you have progressed to that. I should really change my signature - it is over 6 months since I got a normal Hba1c result. I really do think that you are eating a large amount of carbs and that you could lower your BG levels if you changed to lower carb foods. It really is a powerful tool to control BG. [/QUOTE]
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